As I write this, we are about one week away from the first commercial release of Inference for R. It's been a long time coming. The last two years of development have been a joy for me. I've thoroughly enjoyed building Inference for R from an initial proof-of-concept to a fully-featured product. Much of the thanks goes out to our loyal collaborators, who tirelessly put the product through its paces and provided many useful suggestions for how to make Inference better.

As the commercial release comes to a close, I thought this would be a great opportunity to start a more public exchange around Inference for R, and hence -- this blog. Exciting, I know. J My plan is to not just post demonstrations of features and functionality, but also to focus on illustrating how you can use Inference for R to solve real-world problems today.

And this is just be beginning. As a product, Inference for R will continue to evolve and improve as time goes forward. And to do that, we're going to need your help. So with that in mind, please feel free to send me to suggestions (development@bluereference.com) or leave me comments in the postings -- I want to hear your feedback!